Best LDS Resources to Help with Depression
Our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationships can be severely affected by mental health challenges or mental illness. The following is a curated list of the very best LDS resources that may help you learn about depression and find practical help. If you find other resources you think we should list here, please post a comment below.
Pages on ChurchofJesusChrist.org about Depression
MentalHealth.lds.org
LDS Videos about Depression
Counseling Resources for LDS Leaders
LDS Magazine Articles about Depression
Articles from the Liahona, For the Strength of Youth, and Friend magazines.
Articles on LDS365.com about Depression
How the Church of Jesus Christ Helps Build Emotional Resilience
For years, a self-reliance group offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been helping people strengthen emotional resilience through a stronger connection to Jesus Christ. The manual Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience is...
What To Say (And Not To Say) To Help Someone Feeling Down This Christmas
The holidays can trigger a mixture of emotions for many individuals, especially for those who have experienced loss or a discouraging life event. There is also a certain invisible pressure to feel happy around the holidays which can be difficult for those who are...
How to Help Someone in Crisis: Ask, Care, Tell
September is suicide awareness month. This video below shares some ideas of what you can do or say to support someone facing mental health challenges or thoughts of suicide and help them feel God's love. Always take seriously the warning signs of suicide and any...
Video: The Wounded Shall Be Healed
In the Church video, “The Wounded Shall Be Healed,” Elder Neil L. Anderson explains that althought the wounds in this life can come from any number of trials, we should patiently move forward, and the Savior’s healing power will bring light, peace, and hope. Jesus...
Counseling Resources for Parents and Ministering Brothers and Sisters
Many people face a variety of challenges. Parents, leaders, ministering brothers and sisters, and friends have the opportunity to provide help. As you minister to the needs of others, you can help them experience joy and fulfillment. As people seek solutions to their...
New Hope for Deeper Healing from Depression and Anxiety
Jacob Hess has written an article, "New Hope for Deeper Healing from Depression and Anxiety" in the July 2022 issue of the Liahona magazine. Stories of long-term healing from depression and anxiety illustrate that gradual life changes that the gospel encourages can...
May is Mental Health Month: Church Offers Resources
May is Mental Health Month. Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have often taught about the importance of mental health. Below are some of the resources provided by the Church about mental and emotional health. Whether you are just discovering...
Resources to Help Us Counsel with Others
Many members face a variety of challenges. Parents, leaders, ministering brothers and sisters, and friends have the opportunity to provide help. As you minister to the needs of others, you can help them experience joy and fulfillment. As people seek solutions to their...
Church Resources to Help With Anxiety
The Church offers several resources to help individuals and families deal with anxiety. Church News podcast "Anxiety and a Church resource for Life Help." The audio podcast features Elder Marcos A. Aidukaitis, Sister Carol Lawrence-Costley, and Brother G. Sheldon...
Video: The Miracle of Hope
Watch the video "The Miracle of Hope." Even though life can seem dark at times, things will get better. Through trials, turmoil, and even when facing the most insurmountable odds, our spiritual longings can help us discover the miracle of hope that is found through...
Updates to Life Help Resources
The Church has updated the Life Help resources available online and in the Gospel Library. Everyone needs help sometimes. Life is like that. In fact, God planned it to be that way. Mortality presents each of us with a wide variety of experiences and some are easier to...
Resources to Help Manage Stress and Uncertainty During Challenging Times
The Church just sent the following email to ward and stake leaders: As you strive to love and serve those around you, you or those you minister to, may experience heightened stress, anxiety, and uncertainty during difficult times like the COVID-19 pandemic. While...
Video: Working Through Emotional Trauma
The Church has published the video “Working Through Emotional Trauma.” Will emotional trauma ever go away? Addressing it with a professional counselor, praying to God, and talking with trusted friends can ease some pain. In this video Brittany shares her experience...
90&9 Helps Youth and Young Adults by Promoting Healthy Living Through Media & Performing Arts
Two Latter-day Saints have created 90&9, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "help youth and young adults become mentally, emotionally, and physically healthy through the performing arts and uplifting media.” They produce full-scale productions and music,...
Elder Rasband Tells Teachers to be First Responders to Students Considering Suicide
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encouraged teachers to “talk to teens about suicide and love them out of considering suicide as a solution to their pain.” Elder Rasband spoke to 50,000 seminary and institute teachers in a devotional...
How to Recognize and Cope with Debilitating Anxiety
If you know someone with anxiety and think they blow it out of proportion, try hyperventilating. Stand in front of a clock and breath in and out, as hard and as quick as you can, for one minute. Your throat will go dry, you’ll feel ready to pass out, and you might...
Reaching Out to the One—Elder Ronald A. Rasband
In this video "Reaching Out to the One," Elder Ronald A. Rasband explains how he is constantly looking for anyone who is depressed, or lonely, or downtrodden. He tries to deliver messages that will touch at least one soul. Learn more: LDS Resources to Help with...
LDS Missionaries, Depression, and Anxiety: Finding Answers
The following is excerpted from Mormon Life Hacker. Read the full article here. Missionaries go to the MTC to learn their language, learn the gospel, and then teach the gospel so as to bring people unto Christ. That’s understandable because that is the focus of their...
LDS Video: Facing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD
“Facing Postpartum Anxiety and OCD” is the latest video in the His Grace series on the Mormon Channel. The video explains that Lindsay was excited to be a new mom, but her feelings of joy and love were instantly overshadowed by postpartum anxiety and obsessive...
Video: Living with Depression
The Church video "Living with Depression" addresses trying to live a faithful life while suffering from depression. When Heather first recognized the symptoms of her depression, she felt ashamed. She also felt sure that with faith, prayer, and help from Jesus Christ,...
